AUSTIN, TEXAS – Texas RioGrande Legal Aid is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a generous grant of $25,000 from the Texas Bar Foundation in support of our Texas Foster Youth Justice Project (TFYJP) Modernization Initiative. This grant will further our mission to provide crucial legal assistance to foster youth, ensuring their rights and needs are protected. 

Since its inception in 1965, the Texas Bar Foundation has awarded more than $26 million in grants to law-related programs. Supported by members of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Bar Foundation is the nation's largest charitably-funded bar foundation.

The TFYJP Modernization Initiative aims to empower foster youth by enhancing access to legal services and resources, ultimately contributing to a brighter future for these vulnerable individuals. This grant from the Texas Bar Foundation is a testament to their dedication to supporting law-related programs that make a real impact in our communities.  

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Contact: Julia Fourt, Public Relations Manager – Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, jfourt@trla.org  

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid provides free legal services to people who cannot afford an attorney in 68 southwestern counties, including the entire Texas-Mexico border. TRLA attorneys specialize in more than 45 areas of law, including disaster assistance, family, employment, landlord-tenant, housing, education, immigration, farmworker, and civil rights. Our hotline is open from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (CST) Monday - Friday: (956)-996-TRLA (8752) or toll-free at (833) 329-TRLA (8752)  

Texas Foster Youth Justice Project provides free legal services for current and former foster youth throughout Texas. The team helps youth with various legal and administrative matters such as obtaining copies of CPS records; erasing criminal and juvenile records; and accessing foster youth benefits and programs that help in the transition from foster care to independence.  

Texas Bar Foundation solicits charitable contributions and provides funding to enhance the rule of law and the system of justice in Texas, especially for programs that relate to legal assistance for the underserved, the administration of justice, ethics in the legal profession, the encouragement of legal research, publications and forums, and education of the third branch of government.